Combination-barrel for sweeping compounds.



I. H. WEBB.

COMBINATION BARREL FOR swEEPlNG COMPOUNDS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. Il. |917.

` Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

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COMBINATION-BARREL FOR SWEEPING COMPOUNDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Application Ied April 11, 1917. Serial No. 161,376.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, IsAAo HUBERT WEBB, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brookville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Barrels for Sweeping Compounds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combination storage and shipping barrel adapted more particularly for the storing and shipping of sweeping compounds, and it consists in the constructions, combinations and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a receptacle for storing and shipping sweeping compounds which contain considerable quantities of oil, and it consists in utilizing any ordinary wooden barrel by fixing a metal pan in the bottom of the barrel to catch the oil from the sweeping compound which naturally sinks toward the bottom, and prevents the leakage thereof out of the barrel.

Another' object of the invention consists in packing a tube in the barrel with the sweeping compound, the purpose of the tube being to obtain access to the sweeping compound near the bottom of the barrel, the

tube being adapted to be raised or lowered so that quantities of sweeping compound having the desired percentage of oil may be scooped out.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tube which, as above described, is packed in with the sweeping compound and permits access to the material near the bottom of the barrel, the tube having a flange at the top so that the users hands will not be cut in raising or lowering the tube.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following specifications, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in Which;

Figure l is a central vertical section illustrating the application of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail view of the pan showing the tapered sides.

Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view of the tube,

Figml is a detailed perspective view showing how the sweeping compound may be scooped from near the bottom of the barrel through the tube.

In carrying out my invention I provide a barrel 1. The barrel 1 may be made especially for the purpose of either iron or steel, or it may be an ordinary cracker orsugar barrel. In the latter instances, the staves of the barrel are held together by the hoops 2 at the top and bottom. The barrel l has the ordinary bottom which may be either left in place as illustrated in the drawing, or may be removed.

A sweeping compound S is packed in the barrel 1 for either storing the compound or shipping it. The sweeping compound S contains oil and when it is packed in the ordinary wooden stave barrel, the oil which naturally settles at the bottom of the barrel, leaks out and leaves the compound dry and worthless.

A metal pan 3 is placed in the bottom of the barrel to catch the settled oil and prevent leakage thereof out of the barrel. The wall of the pan is tapering as shown in Figs. 1 and 9, of the drawing, for the purpose of permitting the wedging of the pan tightly. in position.

The tapered sides of the pan 3 permit the tight wedging of the pan in place so that accidental displacement of the pan is impossible.

The sweeping compound S is then packed into the barrel l. As the material is packed into the barrel and gets deeper and deeper, Y

the tube 4: is located in position and the packing operation of the barrel is continued. The sweeping compound S is now packed around the tube 4, until the flange 5 is reached. It may also be desirable to first completely pack the barrel 1 with the sweeping compound S, and then thrust the tube 4 down through the material until the iange 5 rests on the surface thereof.

The flange 5 of the tube 4 makes it easier to push the tube farther down into the material because a broader surface is presented thereby which prevents the cutting of the hands. It has been found in practice that the. oil or grease in sweeping compounds settles on the bottom of the barrel and the material near the top consequently becomes dry and in that state, unfit for use.

This dry material is removed from the top and mixed with another quantity of the sweepingcompound which is gotten from near the bottom of the barrel by scooping it up through the tube 4.

The sweeping compound thus scooped up through the tube 4 is naturally saturated with oil. As the material is used from the top, the tube 4 is pushed farther down until the flange 5 again rests on the surface of the sweeping compound. rlfhe tube 4 is also used to remove the oily compound from the bottom of the barrelwhere a greasy compound is desired for the purpose of oiling` the floor. In such instances, the ,greasy compound. is left on the floor over night and is swept up on the following morning, when it can be used again for sweeping and clean- ]Ilg plllpOSeS.

It will also be understood that quantities of the sweeping compound having the desired quantity of oil or grease can be gotten by simply raising or lowering the tube 4. Thus should it be required to use a quantity of sweeping compound rich in oil, the tube 4 is pushed far down into the mass and material is scooped up from near the bottom of the barrel. Similarly', should a quantity of the sweeping compound having a lesser quantity of oil be desired, the tube 4 is pulled higher out of the mass and a quantity of the material scooped up from about the center of the barrel.

lVhile the .construction and arrangement of the device is that of a generally preferred form, obviously modifications and changes therein may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. In a device as described, a receptacle for storing and shipping a moist substance,

and an open ended cylinder normally separate from the receptacle, but fixed in position therein, by packing said cylinder into said substance, said cylinder permitting reaching portions of the substance richer in moisture, near the bottom end of the cylinf packed in the barrel with the sweeping coinpound to obtain access to the compound heavier in oil nearer the pan, the tube having a flange for resting on the surface of the compound and preventing the cutting of the hands in pushing the tube farther into the compound.

3. A receptacle for storing and shipping moist substances, comprising a barrel for containing said substance, a separate open ended tube adapted to be pushed down into the substance to remove the substance from the bottom or' the barrel, and a flange formed on the upper edge `or the tube adapted to rest upon the surface of the substance and prevent cutting the hands in pushing the tube in place.

ISAAC HUBERT WEBB.

Witness KATHLEEN SMITH.

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Washington; n. C, 

